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Looking at replacing my GTX260 for something a bit beefier with Crysis 2 on the horizon. Looking at the GTX480 and the HD6950 mainly. Anyone got any opinions on the best card for me here?
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Which is the better card for £200?
- Thread starter IvanDobskey
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Not sure i'd be flashing it after bricking my last ATI card (4870) changing the fan settings in bios. Have to say I am leaning more towards the 480 but the noise and heat levels are a little worrying to say the least.
I'd still be a bit twitchy with a £200 video card having bricked one before.
Thanks, this is what I was thinking. Will the 480 run crysis maxed out of interest?
Thanks guys, think i'll go for the Asus GTX480 in a couple of weeks time.
Will go with the 480, just waiting for my bonus at the end of the month (And crysis 2 release) 
Only have one PCIE slot, so Xfire / SLI are off the menu. Much prefer single GPU solutions anyway to be honest.
Isn't the 6970 similar performance to the 480?
That's good to know. You think the single player game might be more taxing though? How noisey does the 480 get whilst playing? Tolerable?